diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
index 3efb80f511db..4dde02f4317f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
@@ -1197,15 +1197,21 @@ static int msm_poll_get_char_single(struct uart_port *port)
 	return msm_read(port, rf_reg) & 0xff;
 }
 
+static void msm_poll_put_char(struct uart_port *port, unsigned char c);
 static int msm_poll_get_char_dm(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	int c;
 	static u32 slop;
 	static int count;
 	unsigned char *sp = (unsigned char *)&slop;
+	static const char x[] = {
+		'0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'a', 'b',
+		'c', 'd', 'e', 'f',
+	};
 
 	/* Check if a previous read had more than one char */
 	if (count) {
+		msm_poll_put_char(port, 'Q');
 		c = sp[sizeof(slop) - count];
 		count--;
 	/* Or if FIFO is empty */
@@ -1217,10 +1223,13 @@ static int msm_poll_get_char_dm(struct uart_port *port)
 		count = msm_read(port, UARTDM_RXFS);
 		count = (count >> UARTDM_RXFS_BUF_SHIFT) & UARTDM_RXFS_BUF_MASK;
 		if (count) {
+			msm_poll_put_char(port, 'R');
+			msm_poll_put_char(port, '0' + count);
 			msm_write(port, UART_CR_CMD_FORCE_STALE, UART_CR);
 			slop = msm_read(port, UARTDM_RF);
 			c = sp[0];
 			count--;
+
 			msm_write(port, UART_CR_CMD_RESET_STALE_INT, UART_CR);
 			msm_write(port, 0xFFFFFF, UARTDM_DMRX);
 			msm_write(port, UART_CR_CMD_STALE_EVENT_ENABLE,
@@ -1230,12 +1239,21 @@ static int msm_poll_get_char_dm(struct uart_port *port)
 		}
 	/* FIFO has a word */
 	} else {
+		msm_poll_put_char(port, 'F');
 		slop = msm_read(port, UARTDM_RF);
 		c = sp[0];
 		count = sizeof(slop) - 1;
 	}
 
-	return c;
+	if (c != NO_POLL_CHAR) {
+		msm_poll_put_char(port, ':');
+		msm_poll_put_char(port, x[c >> 4]);
+		msm_poll_put_char(port, x[c & 0xf]);
+		msm_poll_put_char(port, '\r');
+		msm_poll_put_char(port, '\n');
+	}
+
+	return NO_POLL_CHAR;
 }
 
 static int msm_poll_get_char(struct uart_port *port)